propitiate
抚慰
常用释义
英音[ prəˈpɪʃieɪt ]
美音[ prəˈpɪʃieɪt ]
变形
第三人称单数:
propitiates
现在分词:
propitiating
过去式:
propitiated
过去分词:
propitiated
基本释义
- vt. 抚慰,安抚;与……和解
例句
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1·Sacrifices were made to propitiate the gods.人们供奉祭品以求神灵息怒。来源: 《牛津词典》
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2·I've never gone out of my way to propitiate people.我从未违心安慰过别人。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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3·These ancient ceremonies propitiate the spirits of the waters.这些古老的仪式平息水中神灵的怒气。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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4·They offered sacrifices to propitiate the god.他们供奉祭品以求神息怒。
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5·They offer a sacrifice to propitiate the god.他们供奉祭品以慰诸神。
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6·They offered a sacrifice to propitiate the god.他们供奉祭品以慰诸神。
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7·They offered sacrifices to propitiate the gods.他们供奉祭品以求神息怒。
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8·I tried to propitiate gods and to dispel demons.我试着取悦众神,驱赶恶魔。
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9·A poem should be taught from the emotional standpoint; inveigling it into service as grammar-cum-dictionary is not calculated to propitiate the divine Saraswati.一首诗应该基于感情来教;把它诓来权作“语法兼词典”,是不打算跟知识女神萨拉斯瓦蒂和解的。
同义词
vt.
抚慰,安抚;与…和解
同根词
词根:
propitiate
propitiatory
adj
安抚的;劝解的;讨好的
propitiation
n
劝解;抚慰